{"id":50,"date":"2016-04-29T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T07:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soilhealthlab.co.za\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2020-08-17T20:31:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:31:30","slug":"tests-offered","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soilhealthlab.co.za\/index.php\/tests-offered\/","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"50\" class=\"elementor elementor-50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd80284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd80284\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f15a05\" data-id=\"8f15a05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda56fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eda56fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Soil Respiration test<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>The Respiration test measures the amount of CO2 that is produced by the microbes in your soil sample. This number is used to calculate the microbial biomass and the potential Nitrogen that these microbes can release annually.<\/p><p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Volumetric Aggregate Stability percentage<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Microbial activity in the soil produces compounds that act like a glue that help the soil to stay intact. A high volumetric aggregate stability percentage indicates high microbial activity.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Haney analyses<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>The Haney analyses gives an extensive insight on the condition of the soil. It takes the physical, biological and chemical factors into account.<\/p><p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Community structure (PLFA)<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>PLFA (phosphorus-derived fatty acids) are used to identify the different organisms that are present in your soil sample and it gives an idea of the structure of the microbial community. A higher diversity and bigger numbers will result in more nutrient cycling in the soil.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Take 8 minutes and learn more about these tests in these videos that feature Dr Buz Kloot:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-824c297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"824c297\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b4406b\" data-id=\"3b4406b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11aecf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11aecf4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3191469\" data-id=\"3191469\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06dc55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f06dc55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLur2P6bbnQqPGgm-9ksBSONahOpiD7c5q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e830a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e830a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92e2c5f\" data-id=\"92e2c5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5ddaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-copyright\" data-id=\"0e5ddaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"copyright.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfe-copyright-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Copyright \u00a9 2026 Soil Health Support Centre | All rights reserved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soil Respiration test The Respiration test measures the amount of CO2 that is produced by the microbes in your soil sample. 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